Absolutely sick of the garbage being posted about Bradley

If your a true boxing fan, then you show respect to both men last night. Yeah, I mean come on now, it was a much closer fight than what most people initially thought but if you are a fan of the sport, that fight was just awesome. Tremendous respect to both guys for their heart and efforts.

It's to be expected, once there is a reputation attached to a fighter and it gains momentum, there is usually only one way to view them. It happens a lot of times to these dudes...Alexander is a boring guy, Bradley is a no talent bum, Alvarez never fights anyone worth a damn, Maidana has no talent, Broner is an ATG, Floyd is a cherry picker, etc. Most of us are gonna pick fighters that we favor for one reason or another and defend them no matter what someone else says and when one of these common perceptions fits our agenda, we jump on the wagon and floor the pedal. It's just human nature and some guys get a stigma attached to their names and they can do no wrong (or no right) in certain cases. That's why hopefully there is some degree of neutrality in the panel of judges selected to award the fight to the winner as they are supposed to be judging what they see in the ring and not what the public says about these guys. It doesn't always work out as planned but you could see that if it were left up to us fans, certain fighters could knock other dudes out cold and still end up losing the fight on technicalities or something.

Couldn't agree more. He showed a great will to win, one may dislike his style or think him overrated , yet the man deserves respect.

If your a true boxing fan, then you show respect to both men last night.

Did ESPN even talk about his fight this morning on Sportscenter? They only ever talk about Pac/Floyd or the Klits

Did ESPN even talk about his fight this morning on Sportscenter?

yeah great thread tim fought a dumb fight but deserves his props hes a damn warrior!

Thank god for Somebody saying this I'm not even a bradley fan but as a fan of the sport how can u sit there n knock this guy at all for anything he did last night . There's not too many fighters that are alive that would've tooken that punishment and kept going in that fight. Lrt alone pull of the win. Smh at the people booing him last night

Great post TS.

Nah, people nit pick, get what they need to criticize and leave everything else out. I would love to see what people said if he didn't go straight in there and bang with Ruslan Well apparently to 99% of the Pacman/Margarito fans if you don't come forward in straight lines throwing haymakers while blocking punches with your kisser, you're running. Utilizing lateral movement, countering, using faints & the ring is not called boxing to that fanbase. They associate that with track & field, a completely different sport altogether.

I think Ruslan deserves props too. He needs to work on his defense and not take rounds off but I could really see him giving a lot of guys big problems at welterweight. His defense will always be crap but if he improves his cardio he would be a problem for many welterweights. Excellent tread. I'd love to see how any of his critics would have fared under the same circumstances. If they had his skillset they wouldn't put themselves in that situation to begin with.

first I have to say that after the bradley-pac fight, I wasn't a big fan of Bradley because of how he was acting like he whooped manny's ass after the fight...... With that being said... I've yet to watch the full fight but after just watching the highlights...all i can say is wow.. Timothy Bradley is one of my new favorite fighters. Straight up. I have nothing but the utmost respect for that man after watching this short, 5 minute highlight. Timothy was fighting on pure heart and will, absolutely incredible. :You_Rock_ Bradley just made me a huge fan and I'm sure plenty of others. Kudos to both fighters for what seemed like an absolute WAR.

Bradley has NEVER been boring. That label only got put on him after the Alexander fight, but Bradley was not the boring fighter in that fight. He's always been a guy who throws back when hit, not a runner. He's never run in the ring. And he's always had a ton of heart. Nah, people nit pick, get what they need to criticize and leave everything else out. I would love to see what people said if he didn't go straight in there and bang with Ruslan

Excellent tread. I'd love to see how any of his critics would have fared under the same circumstances.

Bradley earned much respect in my eyes last night. Bradley is a true champion.

I've given Bradley a lot of flake before in the past but most of it can be attributed it by the fact that he paraded the Pacquiao win around like he had Knocked out Pacquiao and that just rubbed a lot of people the wrong way. He came out last night to make a statement and showed great heart. Some people may call it stupid to go out there and fight toe to toe with a big puncher but damn I haven't seen someone with that much heart in such a long time. I feel as though Bradley has vindicated himself big time, I couldn't help but root for him as the fight went on. It's a shame he has no power behind those punches. I agree though people should cut him a little slack.

Anyone who doesn't respect Bradley after last night is a ***** straight up. And I have zero respect for them.

Ruslan provided value. Had bradley never been buzzed there wouldn't have been a fight. And the number of times he hit his bike full speed... there wouldn't have been a fight if his opponent didn't go after him. Ruslan provided value. Oh of course. Massive respect to both guys. His opponent did go for him though and Bradley stood in there with him when he could have got on his bike.

Bradley will KO the internet trolls in dos rounds! I think it's just mainly the *******s hating on Bradley. I don't know why though because he doesn't judge the fight. He just goes into the ring and gives his all every time why is P A C T A R D banned?

Bradley will KO the internet trolls in dos rounds! I think it's just mainly the *******s hating on Bradley. I don't know why though because he doesn't judge the fight. He just goes into the ring and gives his all every time